fauna Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun all the animal life in a particular region or period
    zoology.
    • the fauna of China
    • the zoology of the Pliocene epoch
  2. noun a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
    animate being; brute; beast; animal; creature.

WordNet

Fau"na noun
Etymology
NL.: cf. F. faune. See Faun.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) The animals of any given area or epoch; as, the fauna of America; fossil fauna; recent fauna.

Webster 1913